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- .' v - ' -v. i lUSWE oTlie n A look at sports for the weekend, See page 6 M J C 41 -J Volume 65 Issue 31 wsusignpost.com Friday, October 18,2002 President's plans involve meeting with students By John Humphrey campus affairs editor The Signpost Monday's senate meeting brought excitement about the new president of Weber State University. President F. Ann Millner expressed a desire to meet with students throughout the year to listen to their concerns. "Weber State has 1 8,000 students, and our students' needs are different," Millner said. "What I hope to accomplish is to meet with different groups and therefore try to get a collective picture of the needs of our students." Millner wants to informally meet with students to hear them express their concerns using a direct listening approach. . "Weber State has 18,000 students, and our students' needs are different' F. Ann Millner WSU president "What I want to do is listen," Millner said. "We can have big discussions in small groups." Senators are already giving their support to Millner. Each senator is planning to meet with Millner during their emphasis week to address the concerns of their constituencies. The first of these meetings was Thursday, as-part of the WSU Arts and Humanities Emphasis Week. "I thought it would be a great opportunity to see that the administration really cares about the students ," said Arts and Humanities Senator Jared Holmes. "Students can see they See Millner page 3 President F. Ann Millner began meeting with students on Thursday. '-. v-.-i mi y r ,1'y 7i A r I f ' 1 - . .... r t Jazz it up The Weber State University jazz band performs Wednesday for students by the Bell Tower as part of the activities planned for Arts and Humanities Emphasis Week. The week's festivities conclude today with the movie "Mr. Deeds" and a performance from Quick Wits. Visitors bring an international flair By Wendy Leonard correspondent The Signpost Ogdcn is not really comparable to the financial capital of Shanghai, but the two cities house universities that often share professors and educational ideals. Weber State University is one of several universities in Utah that supports a professor exchange program involving the Shanghai Teachers University of Shanghai, China. "This is not the first time professors from China have come here to observe," said Kathleen Lukken , director of academic affairs and coordinator of exchanges. "They are here to learn how we teach and learn in this country." There are four professors from Shanghai University observing classroom tactics and various teaching methods at WSU. They arrived at the beginning of fall semester and will be on campus through the remainder of the semester. Professors have been working within their own curriculum interests in order to further understand how subject matter is both taught and learned in the United States, which is different from Chinese subject matter and classroom format. English as a second language professors Pan Shu Lan (Virginia) and Wu Shui Fang (Willa) are working closely with Mary Quiroz-Whisler in the ESL department at WSU. Together, with their experience as HSLprofeors in China, thev are studying new :ue;:s and oKcn 'ing the methods im(:i v.xh the of'cn-dit'kuH uNcct t F-r. .!;-!! "There is a big difference in the classroom atmosphere here; teachers are very flexible and casual and allow the students to be very active in the classroom." Pan Shu Lan ESL professor the freedom that is allowed students in an "American university." "There is a big difference in the classroom atmosphere here; teachers are very flexible and casual and allow the students to be very active in the classroom," Pan Shu Lan said. Wu Shui Fang agreed as she compared classrooms at WSU to the "very stressful and highly professional" classroom situations in Shanghai. "I enjoy most the friendly relationship between teacher and student," said Wu Shui Fang. Chriss Nowell, a business professor in the economics dep;irtmcnt at WSU, is hosting Guo Xi H.io. Hao teaches courses on international trade in Shanghai. 1 1c ha1- hecn sitting in on that class and an economic history class. About Ilao's observations. Novell v,iiil."!t vcr. different than hat ihev

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- .' v - ' -v. i lUSWE oTlie n A look at sports for the weekend, See page 6 M J C 41 -J Volume 65 Issue 31 wsusignpost.com Friday, October 18,2002 President's plans involve meeting with students By John Humphrey campus affairs editor The Signpost Monday's senate meeting brought excitement about the new president of Weber State University. President F. Ann Millner expressed a desire to meet with students throughout the year to listen to their concerns. "Weber State has 1 8,000 students, and our students' needs are different," Millner said. "What I hope to accomplish is to meet with different groups and therefore try to get a collective picture of the needs of our students." Millner wants to informally meet with students to hear them express their concerns using a direct listening approach. . "Weber State has 18,000 students, and our students' needs are different' F. Ann Millner WSU president "What I want to do is listen," Millner said. "We can have big discussions in small groups." Senators are already giving their support to Millner. Each senator is planning to meet with Millner during their emphasis week to address the concerns of their constituencies. The first of these meetings was Thursday, as-part of the WSU Arts and Humanities Emphasis Week. "I thought it would be a great opportunity to see that the administration really cares about the students ," said Arts and Humanities Senator Jared Holmes. "Students can see they See Millner page 3 President F. Ann Millner began meeting with students on Thursday. '-. v-.-i mi y r ,1'y 7i A r I f ' 1 - . .... r t Jazz it up The Weber State University jazz band performs Wednesday for students by the Bell Tower as part of the activities planned for Arts and Humanities Emphasis Week. The week's festivities conclude today with the movie "Mr. Deeds" and a performance from Quick Wits. Visitors bring an international flair By Wendy Leonard correspondent The Signpost Ogdcn is not really comparable to the financial capital of Shanghai, but the two cities house universities that often share professors and educational ideals. Weber State University is one of several universities in Utah that supports a professor exchange program involving the Shanghai Teachers University of Shanghai, China. "This is not the first time professors from China have come here to observe," said Kathleen Lukken , director of academic affairs and coordinator of exchanges. "They are here to learn how we teach and learn in this country." There are four professors from Shanghai University observing classroom tactics and various teaching methods at WSU. They arrived at the beginning of fall semester and will be on campus through the remainder of the semester. Professors have been working within their own curriculum interests in order to further understand how subject matter is both taught and learned in the United States, which is different from Chinese subject matter and classroom format. English as a second language professors Pan Shu Lan (Virginia) and Wu Shui Fang (Willa) are working closely with Mary Quiroz-Whisler in the ESL department at WSU. Together, with their experience as HSLprofeors in China, thev are studying new :ue;:s and oKcn 'ing the methods im(:i v.xh the of'cn-dit'kuH uNcct t F-r. .!;-!! "There is a big difference in the classroom atmosphere here; teachers are very flexible and casual and allow the students to be very active in the classroom." Pan Shu Lan ESL professor the freedom that is allowed students in an "American university." "There is a big difference in the classroom atmosphere here; teachers are very flexible and casual and allow the students to be very active in the classroom," Pan Shu Lan said. Wu Shui Fang agreed as she compared classrooms at WSU to the "very stressful and highly professional" classroom situations in Shanghai. "I enjoy most the friendly relationship between teacher and student," said Wu Shui Fang. Chriss Nowell, a business professor in the economics dep;irtmcnt at WSU, is hosting Guo Xi H.io. Hao teaches courses on international trade in Shanghai. 1 1c ha1- hecn sitting in on that class and an economic history class. About Ilao's observations. Novell v,iiil."!t vcr. different than hat ihev